Renuka Chowdhury

Renuka Chowdhury (born 13 August 1954) is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress, she represented the political party in the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. She has also served as the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Women and Child Development and Tourism in the Government of India.

Renuka Chowdhury
Renuka Chowdhury during a media press meet in New Delhi in December 2007.
Union Minister of Women and Child Development
In office
29 January 2006  22 May 2009
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byKrishna Tirath
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism
In office
23 May 2004  28 January 2006
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byJagmohan
Succeeded byAmbika Soni
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
10 October 1999  18 May 2009
Preceded byNadendla Bhaskara Rao
Succeeded byNama Nageswara Rao
ConstituencyKhammam
Minister of State for the Health and Family Welfare
In office
1997–1998
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2012  2 April 2018
Preceded byM. V. Mysura Reddy
Succeeded byKanakamedala Ravindra Kumar
ConstituencyUnited Andhra Pradesh
In office
3 April 1986  2 April 1998
Succeeded byYadlapati Venkata Rao
ConstituencyUnited Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1954-08-13) 13 August 1954
Visakhapatnam, Andhra State, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
(1998–present)
Other political
affiliations
Telugu Desam Party
(1984–1998)
SpouseSreedhar Chowdhury
Children2
Alma materKarnatak University
OccupationPolitician, social Worker
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